单词 | bear down on(或upon) |
释义 | bear down on(或upon)1.■【航海学】(船)急速驶向;逆风靠近;向…疾航:Their ship is bearing down on the shore.他们的船正向河岸疾驶。2.■渐渐逼近,向…进逼;(气势汹汹地)冲向;向…冲进;袭击:While she was crossing the street a car bore down on her.当她过马路时,一辆小车正向她冲驶过来。Our destroyers bore down on the enemy carrier.我方驱逐舰快速逼近敌人的航空母舰。3.■加压力于,压迫,沉重地压在…上;靠在…上;沉重地落在…上;使承受负担,使难以承受负荷:The responsibility for her family bears down on a young woman.家庭的责任沉重地落在一个年轻女人的肩上。4.■对…施加压力,逼迫:He bore down on her to accept the offer.他迫使她接受这个建议。5.■尽力去完成;对…全力以赴,努力从事;将全部精力用于…:The teachers bear down on English teaching.教师们全力以赴地从事英语教学。6.■责罚;责骂;严厉对待:The courts must bear down on young criminals.法院必须惩罚青年罪犯。7.■强调,着重:His lecture bore down on political causes.他言辞中特别强调政治因素。 |
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